Theology, Philosophy, and Severance Call for Papers Severance, created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, has captured the imagination of the streaming world. Season 1, developed and filmed during the Covid-19 Pandemic and the backbone of the Apple TV+ streaming service, was nominated for 14 Emmys at the 74th Annual Emmy Awards in 2022 (two…
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Extended Call For Papers: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties
CFP: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties Edited by Ilaria W. Biano Although initially dismissed as “a holiday from history” (Will), a “frivolous if not decadent decade” (Rich), and a “time of trivial pursuits” (Halberstam) (cf. Chollet and Goldgeier 2008), the 1990s have increasingly been recognized as a pivotal historical moment. Scholars have underscored its…
Call for Papers: Religion and AI Romance in Popular Media
Title – Religion and AI Romance in Popular Media: Wired for Love Edited by: Amanda Furiasse, Nova Southeastern University As AI-driven love stories become increasingly central to cultural narratives, they provoke fundamental questions about love, intimacy, and human connection, challenging conventional understandings of personhood, the soul, and the nature of relationships. In light of these…
Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Mad Max
Call for contributions Title: Theology, Religion, and Mad Max: Rising from the Ashes Edited by: Yael Thomas Cameron, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; Vernon W. Cisney, Gettysburg College, and Jon Hoskin, Phd. Mad Max is a post-apocalyptic film franchise that first wormed its way into the black matter of popular culture back in 1979, becoming…
Call For Papers: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties
CFP: Religion, Popular Culture, and the Nineties Edited by Ilaria W. Biano Although initially dismissed as “a holiday from history” (Will), a “frivolous if not decadent decade” (Rich), and a “time of trivial pursuits” (Halberstam) (cf. Chollet and Goldgeier 2008), the 1990s have increasingly been recognized as a pivotal historical moment. Scholars have underscored its…
Call for Papers 2025: Censorship, Book Burning, and Separating the Artist from the Art!
Call for Papers 2025! Censorship, Book Burning, and the Separation of Artist from their Art! The ninth volume of the Pace University Journal of Comics and Culture is inviting authors, scholars, cartoonists, and comics creators to submit essays on banning and censorship of comics, contemporary or otherwise. Be it due to artist, content, religion, region,…
Call for Papers: Session “Visualizing conflicts and apocalypses. Religion and visual arts in a Polarized World”
Call for papers Session “Visualizing conflicts and apocalypses. Religion and visual arts in a Polarized World” Deadline 20 December International Society for the Sociology of Religion June 30 – July 4, 2025 Kaunas (Lithuania) Organized by Francesco Piraino – University of Bologna and Kees de Groot – Tilburg University For many years the relationship between…
Extended Call for Papers: G.I. Joe, Theology, and Cobra
EXTENDED Call for Chapter Proposals (21 January 2025) G.I. Joe, Theology, and Co-bra! Knowing (and Believing) is Half the Battle Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture Editor: Dr Peter Admirand, Dublin City University G.I. Joe is celebrating its 60th year in 2024 with the success of the 6-inch G.I. Joe Classified Series, the comic license now owned…
Call for Papers: G.I. Joe, Theology, and Co-bra!
Call for Papers G.I. Joe, Theology, and Co-bra! Knowing (and Believing) is Half the Battle Series: Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture Editor: Dr Peter Admirand, Dublin City University G.I. Joe is celebrating its 60th year in 2024 with the success of the 6-inch G.I. Joe Classified Series, the comic license now owned by Robert Kirkland (The Walking…
CFP: Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies (Final Call)
The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies [Final Call] Deadline for abstract submissions: 24th May 2024 Editors: Lorna Farnell and Carl Wilson The editors have already commissioned a substantial number of chapters for The Routledge Companion to Superhero Studies and are seeking the last few essays that specifically consider the following topics: · Superhero tourism (including Disney parks) · Merchandise and toys…
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